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The editors liked
Affordable sub-$100 price tag
Ultrasmall factor
Streams more than a hundred Internet video and audio services
Including Netflix
Hulu Plus
Amazon
Pandora
Major League Baseball and NHL games
And Mediafly podcasts
Built-in dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi
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Lots of content options1080p supportPromised local media playback
1080p support
Silent
Wide variety of apps for audio
Video and photo playback
Connects to dualband 802.11n or Ethernet network
Intelligent stream buffering for troublefree playback
Simple set-up. Intuitive user interface. Netflix
And other movie services brought straight to your TV. Multiple outputs
Including HDMI
To fit your home-theater set up.
Petite
Easy-setup box for streaming 75 channels of Internet content
Adds 1080p
Dual-band 802.11n
USB sideload support
High-end media streamer for under $100
1080p HD video playback capability
Netflix
Amazon VOD
Hulu Plus and many other great apps
Excellent streaming quality using the dual-band wireless-N antenna
Remote does everything it needs to and nothing more
Easy setup
- Intuitive interface
- Excellent video experience
- Large selection of streaming channels
- Many output options
Inexpensive
Easy to use
Wide library of content providers
Great picture quality
The editors didn't like
Most worthwhile services require monthly or per-use fees
Some game consoles and ever-cheaper Blu-ray players offer many of the same Internet-viewing options plus disc playback
Currently offers no official support for streaming from USB drives and home n
Not much 1080p contentAdded cost over Roku HD / XD yields few extrasNo DLNA support yet
Plays only MP4 and M4V video
Does not play from DLNA servers or network shares
Adding channels is a real chore
Not much use without an Internet connection
Video quality is often subpar. Must pay for each app through the specific vendor—no way to register a single payment account with Roku. Free apps aren't great and the overall selection is limited.
USB playback supports only a handful of video
Audio
And still formats
Having to input codes for many apps during initial set-up
VUDU not currently available
Somewhat spartan interface
No cheap way to integrate iTunes music library
Will not play all video formats
USB not yet enabled
- No network streaming
- Greater codec support
Need to sign up separately with most content providers
Roku still makes easy to use media streamers at reasonable prices, but these new units don't represent a great leap forward. I would have been more excited to see a significantly upgraded channel line-up, and would recommend looking closely at Roku's ...
Lots of content options1080p supportPromised local media playback
Not much 1080p contentAdded cost over Roku HD / XD yields few extrasNo DLNA support yet
So that's the Roku XDS -- it's really quite similar to the Roku Player, the Roku HD Player, and the Roku HD-XR before it, albeit in a smaller case and with some additional capabilities. For $99, it's hard not to love, although we'd really like to see Roku...
Simple set-up. Intuitive user interface. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus, and other movie services brought straight to your TV. Multiple outputs, including HDMI, to fit your home-theater set up.
Video quality is often subpar. Must pay for each app through the specific vendor—no way to register a single payment account with Roku. Free apps aren't great and the overall selection is limited.
Roku has done little to improve this TV companion box since its introduction in 2008—at $100, it has stiff competition. ...
Petite, easy-setup box for streaming 75 channels of Internet content, Adds 1080p, dual-band 802.11n, USB sideload support
USB playback supports only a handful of video, audio, and still formats
The Roku XDS lets you play a lot of Internet media with a minimum of fuss, but lacks meaningful support for streaming media on your local network or USB drives. ...
Easy set-up, offers a range of services, good quality online streaming, affordable
Local video playback was a little lacking, DLNA
Overall, the Roku rocked our world. Set-up was simple and navigating through the interface was a breeze.With the advent of similar products at similar price points like Apple TV and LG’s Smart TV Upgrader, Roku really needs to make next-gen upgrades li...
IntroductionIt was way back in the year 2008, that we had seen Roku player come to the forefront as a good streaming device and perhaps the only Netflix compatible device then. However there has been a lul since then and we had almost forgotten about the ...
